| Component | Findings | |-----------|----------| | | Original source frames traced to aespa’s “Winter Wonderland” live‑stage footage (Jan 2022). The deep‑fake replaces background with a CGI snow‑storm. | | Facial synthesis | Detected use of DeepFaceLab (version 2.0). Evidence includes pixel‑level inconsistency around the jawline and “ghosting” on the left cheek. | | Audio | Spectral analysis shows a blend of vocals from “Next Level” (pitch‑shifted) and an AI‑generated vocal line created with RVC (voice conversion) trained on Winter’s existing vocal samples. | | Metadata | File creation timestamp is 2023‑01‑12 03:14 UTC, confirming it was assembled shortly before release. No original production studio watermark. | | Detection score | DeepTrace AI rating: 0.92 (1 = definite deep‑fake). YouTube’s internal AI flagged the clip as “potentially manipulated” within 2 hours of upload. |
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